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South West Mental Health User Development Worker Introducing Myself Hello, my name is Simon Heyes and I am a mental health recovery worker for the National Institute for Mental Health England, the South West mental health development centre for the National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE). Breaking News Positive Steps diary Speak Up Somerset have produced a Positive Steps diary for 2005. If you would like a copy please send a cheque for £2.50 (includes postage) made payable to Speak Up Somerset to PO 3484, Yeovil BA21 5ZH. New dragonian Mental Health Bill announced The government have announced new draft Mental Health Bill that the mental health alliance says is unfit for the 21st century. Though defended by Louis Appleby the bill has been rightly widely attacked for ignoring what service users and others want from a new mental health act. The bill as it stands is seen by many as an affront to civil liberties and needs to be challenged. Visit BBC website for more information Cuba cycle for Mind I am doing a sponsored cycle ride for Mind next February (2005) if you would like to sponsor me please send the amount to Simon Heyes, PO Box 2915, Wincanton BA9 9YZ. Any cheques please make payable to Mind. Calendar of Hope Speak Up Somerset have produced calendar of Hope for 2005. If you would like a copy please send a cheque for £5 made payable to Speak Up Somerset to PO 3484, Yeovil BA21 5ZH. Building on Strengths Recovery, social inclusion and self-management conference from service user perspective. Peter Chalk Centre, Exeter University, 22 September 2004. Download entry forms Art of Recovery The Somerset mental health community are putting on Art of Recovery events. These include photography and poetry competitions on Art of Recovery. Also Art of Recovery conference at Brewhouse Theatre on 8th Oct 2004. Download entry forms Risk from service user perspective Researcher Joan Langan and service user Viv Lindow have produced service user perspective on risk. Go Joseph Rowntree Foundation site to find out more Anti-stigma Recently I went to the USA and met David Gonzales who runs award winning anti-stigma website Go to anti-stigma site Patient and Public Involvement in Health A new system of involving people in the NHS is starting. Go to Commission For Patient and Public Involvement in Health website Recovery Recently I went on a course to learn about recovery from mental health. This was to learn about Wellness Recovery Action Plan or WRAP training. Mary Ellen Copeland ran the course. Go to Mary Ellen's site "On Our Own Terms" a new report from Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health released on national service user movement Go to Sainsbury Centre website and you can download it free User Involvement/Development Worker - New Report Go to the Northern Centre for mental health website and download it Mental health bill event Outcry conference against proposed mental health bill London